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W. N.V WHITELEY. IfIART/'ESTEPL .mummy zventrw N. PETERS. PHUm-UTHDGRAPNER, WASHINGTON, l.

Patented Jan. 25,1876.`

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Springfield, in the county of larke'and State fornild, and divider Y a :attached vinthe usual', 1way`.. f yTheIouterend of thecutting--apparatusv of0hio, 'have inventeda new and useful -Improvement in Harvestffa'rs;v and I ,do hereby declare the following to be a full,}cleara`ud exact description of the same, reference bein g,- had to the accompanyingdrawingsn which,

Figure 41 isa perspective view' of a reapingmachine withmyimprovement attached. Fig. 2 is Aaplan f thesame. Fig. Sisaninner vside elevation of the same. Fig. Aisa rear elevation of the same. Fig .5 is a perspective view of 'therake-cam detached. Fig; 6 is a perspective view of the revolving rake-head detached. Fig. 7 is a perspective view ofthe base-plate under the cam. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of the revolving head which carries the rakes.

My invention relates to that class of reelrakes having in combinationl a series of revolving arms, carrying heads or rakes, which all gather the grain, and a part only of which discharge the grain, and a camway so constructed and arranged as to cause all the heads or beaters to descend to the same gathering level in front ot' the cutters, and then to elevate those which do not 'discharge above the cut grain on-the platform, and above the level pursued by the discharging head or rake, and known as the Johnston rake 5 and its object is to construct a Johnston rake with driving.

mechanism capable of operating said Vrake upon a low-down bridge, so near the level of the platform that the rake-beaters may be attached directly to the short arms or kneepieces without the intervention of rake-arms,

as heretofore, whereby the construction of the' apparatus issimplified and rendered less eX- pensive, and the action of the beaters more direct and positive upon the standing grain, whereby all theadvantages of the Johnston rake-guide and cam are retained, and its disthat particularorganization.. r f W- isthe cutting apparatus, with-its platisV carried ,-by ythe .grain-wheel 1b.` :The inner' shoe is attached tothe main-traine b y means.A of a jointed lateralbrace, R, and drag-bars,- sQlthat the. cutting apparatus -,i s-.free'- to rise-k ,and fall with theundulations of the groundover fwhich it moves, yindependent off the'- -mo-V vtionsof the [nain .frame .and driving-wheels. g i

' Ailateral Aarm ordnace, L, isftirmly-secured tothe inner shoe, and projects therefrom in a line parallel with the cutter-bar, to a point in rear of the tongue o, and is then attached by a chain or other flexible connection to the rear end ofthe arm or lever X, fixed upon said tongue or main frame, and projecting backward therefrom, to support the inner end of the cutting apparatus upon a point of oscillation between the planes of the driving-wheels. Au arched bridge-plate, e, extends from the front to the rear end of the inner shoe T, to support the rake andreel and the cam-guide, and is secured tothe shoe by screwbolts through lugs made thereon for that purpose.

A brace, c', extending from the central part ot' saidbridgc down to the lateral arm L on the one side, and to the edge ange of the shoe on the other, connects said bridge laterally to said brace and shoe, and supports the former rigidly in position. On the central part of the bridge I bolt a flanged base-plate, M, having a lateral arm or spindle, fw, attached. A par-t of the upper surface of said plate M is cut with serrations, ra-

diating from an orifice, m, through which a clamping-bolt, N, projects, to bind the rakecam P to said base-plate. Y

The rake-cam P is constructed (as heretofore set forth) like that used with the Johnston rake-that is to say, the cam P is provided with two tracks upon the side which is toward the platform and cutting apparatus, and a db noii to machinestgff switch, which causes the pendent stud of the knee-piece to pursue one or the other of said tracks as said switch is open or'closed, whereby, when said stud traverses the outermost track, the beater will be raised up and pass above the cut grain on the platform, and when said stud traverses the innermostfzo't' said tracks the beater will pass close to the plat-l form and sweep the cut grain therefrom. Y The bottom of the central plate of the cam P is cut with radial serrations, corresponding to the serrations on the base-plate M, and meshing therewith, so'that when the nut is screwed down on the clamping-bolt N the cam and base-plate are firmly bound together.

The cam is provided with a central stud for a bearing or pivot for the revolving head Q, to which the knee-pieces 1' are hinged, and I sometimes place on top of said pivot, above the revolving head Q, a disk or plate, q, which acts as a stop to prevent the rake-beaters from falling over too far away from the cam or guideway while passing? along the upper Aor outer portion of said way, when the said beaters are'nearly vertical imposition.

Thekneepieces 1' are provided with pendent studs s forthe friction-rollers, in the manner usual with reels of this class. Their outer ends are bifurcated for the reception of the ends of the beater R, and'provided with transverse slots t for the ready adjustment of the same. The rakebeaters are thereby made more steady and free from torsion, there being no rake-arm interposed between beaters and the rake-head, as has heretofore been common with J ohnstons rakes. They also move in a smaller circle, and with less speed at their,

outer ends, so that there is less tendency to catch and disarrange the grain as they are raised up.

The lower surface of the revolving head Q is provided with cogs, and forms a bevel-gear, u, which meshes with the bevel-pinion v, which is placed on the stud w. The pinion o is provided with a sprocket-wheel, y, over which the driving chain z passes, whereby motion ,is transmitted from the main driving-wheel to the rake and reel' mechanism.

Having described my improvement, what I claim as new is The double track Johnston cam-guide, mounted on a low support or bridge, and having a switch to open or close the inner track, combined with the revolving head and its wh eel, short -arms or knee-pieces hinged there" to, and provided with short pendent studs,- which traverse said guide, and rake-'beaters attached directly to said hinged arms,and substantially in line therewith, the whole being operated by mechanism above the plane of the platform, substantially as set forth.

w. N. WHITELEY, 

